Apr 11

South Dakota Seventh Grader Wins "Take Your Parent Fishing" Drawing Contest

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 8, 2011) – The Shakespeare drawing contest registered more than 6000 students in 124 schools in 18 states to compete in the inau

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Apr 11

Georgia Shrimp and Seatrout Suffer From Cold Winter

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Brunswick, GA -For a second straight winter, lower-than-normal temperatures came to coastal Georgia driving down estuarine water temperatures to the l

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Apr 11

Florida Sets Hydrilla Treaments for Lakes

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will treat lakes Pocket and Chase for invasive hydrilla during April, weather permitting,

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Apr 11

Scofield Reservoir approaches ice-off

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PRICE, UT—Scofield Reservoir is on the verge of losing its ice cap. As of April 3rd, there was three feet of open water that ringed the shoreline. Another patch of open water was observed on the south end. If temperatures continue to climb, the ice could be off before mid-April.

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Apr 11

Anglers, Boaters Must Follow Aquatic Nuisance Species Rules

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Over the past three years, North Dakota has implemented several new rules intended to reduce the risk of aquatic nuisance species transfer throughout the state.
The most recent of those rules, according to State Game and Fish Department fisheries chief Greg Power, is a requirement that anglers in all cases must now drain their boat’s livewell when leaving a lake or river. Previously, anglers could maintain water in their livewell if they were transporting fish.

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Apr 11

New York Suspends Marine Saltwater Fishing License Sales

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announces that a recreational marine fishing license is no longer required to fish in the marine district of New York, including fishing for migratory fish from the sea (e.g. striped bass) on the Hudson River below the Troy Dam.

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Apr 11

Indiana Families Can Learn to Fish Starting April 16

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Family Learn to Fish workshops will be offered on the third Saturday of most months at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, beginning April 16.
The workshops, which run from 9 a.m. to noon, offer families the chance to learn to fish, both in a classroom and while fishing on Delaware Lake, aided by expert instructors. The DNR’s Go FishIN program provides fishing gear and bait. All workshop fishing is catch-and-release.

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Apr 11

Florida Repeats as National Guard FLW College Fishing Champs

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MURRAY, Ky. – The University of Florida team of Jake Gipson and Matthew Wercinski, both of Niceville, Fla., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win their second National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship title in as many years, a rare feat in any collegiate sport. Their three day total of 15 bass weighing 41-8 on Kentucky Lake gave them a 4-pound, 6-ounce margin of victory over the Louisiana State University-Shreveport team of Zach Caudle, Shreveport, La., and Joe Landry, West Monroe, La.

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Apr 11

South Dakota Seventh Grader Wins “Take Your Parent Fishing” Drawing Contest

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 8, 2011) – The Shakespeare drawing contest registered more than 6000 students in 124 schools in 18 states to compete in the inaugural “Take Your Parent Fishing” drawing contest for middle school students. Spearfish S.D., seventh grader, Kady Defloth won the grand prize, which includes a Shakespeare kayak, life vests, fishing rods, reels, line, bait and fishing tools, totaling $3,000.

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Apr 11

Watkins & Abbott Win National Guard FLW Soldier Appreciation Tournament

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MURRAY, Ky. (April 9, 2011) – Spc. Dustin Watkins of Mayfield, Ky., and Spc. Eric Abbott of Columbus, Ky., won the National Guard FLW Soldier Appreciation Tournament held on Kentucky Lake Saturday. The team, fishing with Thomas Frink, Kennesaw State University, caught a three-bass limit for a total of 8 pounds, 6 ounces to take the title and bragging rights amongst their peers.

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Apr 11

Find the Perfect Alaskan Fishing Lodge

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Our beautiful state of Alaska is sometimes referred to as our last great wilderness.

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Apr 11

Big Jack kicks off a magical exhibition

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Footballing legend Jack Charlton with Rothbury Football club members Craig Speight in a modern day strip and Richard Hooks in vintage footballing kit which is part of the new exhibition at Cragside.

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Apr 11

Aquatic Adventures Boat Club & Fishing Reports April 8th

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In this week’s Aquatic Adventures we take a look at an alternative to boat ownership.

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Apr 11

Soddy-Daisy duo reel in state title

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Austin Massingill and Jordan Holbert didn’t think their five bass were big enough to win the first Tennessee high school state fishing tournament Saturday, but a bigger issue was getting them back to the Dayton Boat Dock to be weighed.

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Apr 10

Women fly-fishers wanted to cast for a great cause | Reel Time Fishing Northwest

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Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 19 years for The Seattle Times.

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